André Wilms

André Wilms is the sort of actor I genuinely treasure. A Strasbourg native who moved fluently between stage, film and television, and even directed, he had the range and humility that real character work demands. His Best Supporting European Actor award for Kaurismäki's La Vie de bohème, and his Officer of Arts and Letters honour, confirm a career built on substance, not spectacle. I love that he crossed borders into Finnish and German cinema as easily as French theatre. He passed in 2022 at 74, but the quiet authority of a great supporting player lingers, and Wilms reminds me how much depth lives in the margins of a film.

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Name (English)

André Wilms

Name (Japanese)

アンドレ・ウィルム

Reading

あんどれ・うぃるむ

Born

April 29, 1947 – February 9, 2022

Origin

Strasbourg, France

Occupation

stage actor / film actor / television actor / actor / director

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Taurus / Boar

Awards & achievements

• 2013 Officer of Arts and Letters
• 1992 European Film Award for Best Supporting Actor

• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andr%C3%A9%20Wilms
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%A2%E3%83%B3%E3%83%89%E3%83%AC%E3%83%BB%E3%82%A6%E3%82%A3%E3%83%AB%E3%83%A0
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q523442

Tags

• stage actor
• film actor
• television actor

Last updated

September 18, 2026

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